verbthird conjugation, no passive, no supine stem
dūrēscō
dūrēscō (present infinitive dūrēscere, perfect active dūruī)
Classical[duːˈreːs.koː]Ecclesiastical[duˈrɛs.ko]
Meaning
- to harden, grow hard
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
dūrus fīōdūrēscō -ere — in Metamorphoses I, ch. 4
Conjugation conjugation 3 no-supine
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | dūrēscō | dūrēscēbam | dūrēscam | dūruī | dūrueram | dūruerō |
| 2nd sg. | dūrēscis | dūrēscēbās | dūrēscēs | dūruistī | dūruerās | dūrueris |
| 3rd sg. | dūrēscit | dūrēscēbat | dūrēscet | dūruit | dūruerat | dūruerit |
| 1st pl. | dūrēscimus | dūrēscēbāmus | dūrēscēmus | dūruimus | dūruerāmus | dūruerimus |
| 2nd pl. | dūrēscitis | dūrēscēbātis | dūrēscētis | dūruistis | dūruerātis | dūrueritis |
| 3rd pl. | dūrēscunt | dūrēscēbant | dūrēscent | dūruērunt dūruēre | dūruerant | dūruerint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | dūrēscam | dūrēscerem | dūruerim | dūruissem |
| 2nd sg. | dūrēscās | dūrēscerēs | dūruerīs | dūruissēs |
| 3rd sg. | dūrēscat | dūrēsceret | dūruerit | dūruisset |
| 1st pl. | dūrēscāmus | dūrēscerēmus | dūruerīmus | dūruissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | dūrēscātis | dūrēscerētis | dūruerītis | dūruissētis |
| 3rd pl. | dūrēscant | dūrēscerent | dūruerint | dūruissent |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | dūrēsce | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | dūrēscite | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | dūrēscitō | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | dūrēscitō | — |
| fut. 2nd pl. | dūrēscitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | dūrēscuntō | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | dūrēscere | — |
| perfect infinitive | dūruisse | — |
| present participle | dūrēscēns | — |
gerunddūrēscendī, dūrēscendō, dūrēscendum
dūresco, rui, 3,
I. v. inch. n., to grow hard, to harden.
I. Prop.: durescit humor, * Cic. N. D. 2, 10, 26; so in the praes.:
limus, Verg. E. 8, 80: campus, id. G. 1, 72: corpus, Ov. M. 8, 607: curalium, id. ib. 15, 417: oraque duruerant, id. ib. 2, 831: durescente materia, Tac. G. 45.—II. Trop.: in alicujus lectione, qs. to become ossified, Quint. 2, 5, 21; 10, 5, 16.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
dūrēscō ruī, —, ere, inch.
durus, to grow hard, harden : durescit umor: campus, V.: oraque duruerant, O.: durescente materiā, Ta.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁sḱeti Proto-Italic *-ēskō Latin -ēscō Latin dūrēscō From dūrus + -ēscō.